The Internal Security Forces in the city of Aleppo announced the arrest of a woman identified as A. Y., after the spread of a video showing her performing acts attributed to magic and sorcery, once the clip had drawn wide engagement on social media.
The competent authorities began investigating the detainee to establish the details of what the video contained, in preparation for taking the appropriate legal measures against her.
Background to the arrest
The Internal Security Forces confirmed that this step falls within their continuing campaign to combat fraud and deception operations that target citizens under the cover of what is known as spiritual work.
